MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING CONCEPTS FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIVE CARE 9TH EDITION CHAPTER 2

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
CONCEPTS FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL
COLLABORATIVE CARE 9TH EDITION
CHAPTER 2
Comfort - CORRECT ANSWER >>A state of physical well-being,
pleasure, and absence of pain or stress


Interventions for patients with decreased comfort - CORRECT
ANSWER >>Anticipate pain and emotional stress, collaborate
with members of the inter professional team as needed, and
implement pain management measures


Elimation - CORRECT ANSWER >>The excretion of waste from
the body by the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (as feces) and by the
urinary system (as urine)


Bowel elimination - CORRECT ANSWER >>Occurs as a result of
food and fluid intake and ends with passage of feces (stool) or
solid waste products from food into the rectum of the colon

, Urinary Elimination - CORRECT ANSWER >>Occurs as a result
of multiple kidney processes and ends with the passage of urine
through the urinary tract


Continence - CORRECT ANSWER >>Voluntary control of both
bowel and urinary elimination


Incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER >>Lack of bowel or bladder
control


Retention - CORRECT ANSWER >>inability to expel stool or
excrete urine


Obstipation - CORRECT ANSWER >>Inability to pass stool


Oliguria - CORRECT ANSWER >>Scant urine


Anuria - CORRECT ANSWER >>absence of urine


Aging (when pelvic muscles weaken), neurologic disorders,
excessive laxative use, other medication use, GI infections, and
lack of exercise - CORRECT ANSWER >>Risk factors for
incontinence include: